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🎉 Congrats to Prof. Domna Karagogeos! 🎉
Awarded the First-Class Prize in Physical Sciences 2025 by the Academy of Athens for her groundbreaking work in Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, and glial cell research. 🧠✨
#Neuroscience #MSResearch #WomenInScience #AcademyOfAthens
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
🌟 Prestigious Recognition!

On Nov 21, 2025, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis received an honorary doctorate from Ionian University, marking his outstanding research and remarkable contributions to the academic and broader community. 🎓

@forth-ite.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
📢 We’re hiring a Post-Doc to uncover how tick-derived microRNAs regulate host genes using cutting-edge functional assays in the lab of Michail Kotsyfakis at IMBB–FORTH.

#microRNA #MolecularBiology #GeneRegulation #RNAResearch
#PostDocJobs #HiringScientists #TickBorneDiseases
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Tuesday 25.11 13:00 CET we are happy to host Prof. Leon Schulte (rna-lab.org) @schultelab.bsky.social join us for an exciting talk "Multi-omic Dissection of Regulatory lncRNA-Protein Networks in Innate Immunity" thanks @rnasociety.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Department of Informatics (Ionian University) will award an Honorary Doctorate to Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis for his outstanding scientific contributions.
Ceremony: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 17:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu.

More▶️https://ionio.gr/gr/news/33574/
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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✨A high-level delegation from Southwest University of China🇨🇳 led by its President, Prof. Wang Jinjun,visited FORTH today.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/49VsZ2r

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November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
👏Congrats to Giorgos Niotis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "The role of the DNA Damage response in immune system aging". His project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Day 2 of the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat wrapped up strong!
🧬 Inspiring keynote by Marc Amoyel (thanks to @scentinel.bsky.social), great talks by our PhDs & postdocs, a lively poster session, plus a treasure hunt, wine tasting, music & dancing.
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A strong start to the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat! ✨
Keynote by Vilaiwan Fernandes, excellent talks from our PhD candidates and postdocs, and an insightful discussion with Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas on the research landscape in Greece.

#IMBBRetreat2025, #JuniorScientists, #PhDLife, #PostdocLife
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The next generation of life scientists is pushing boundaries 🔬
Watch our new video & join the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat to share ideas and build collaborations.

🎥 youtu.be/VgeL5-pR57o?...

#LifeSciences #PhDCommunity #PostdocLife #ResearchRetreat
Research at IMBB-FORTH
YouTube video by IMBB
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
👏Congrats to Vivian Kalamara for successfully defending her PhD thesis with the title "RNA Metabolism and Genome Instability in Health and Disease". Her project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
👏Congrats to Prof. Electra Gizeli on receiving the #Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award! 🎓
She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology.
A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard.

@gizeligroup.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🌊🔬 IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat 2025
📅 13–14 Nov | 📍 Heraklion, Crete

PhD & postdoc researchers, get ready for science, networking, and inspiration!
🎤 Keynotes | 🗣️ Talks & Posters | 🤝 Social Events

Don’t miss out!!

#IMBBRetreat2025 #ScienceLife #Networking #PhDLife #PostdocLife
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🧬 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿!

All 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 are invited to the hybrid seminar "𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻", with James Bryson, @bric-ucph.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The laboratory of John Vontas at IMBB participated in a study recently published in @science.org : Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#Mosquitos, #WestNileVirus
Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...
www.science.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Nektarios Tavernarakis is Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of the University of Crete, in Heraklion, Greece, Research Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of FORTH @imbb-forth.bsky.social and former president of FORTH.
For the love of frontier research, or why Elon’s rockets keep blowing up.

The current Zeitgeist favouring utilitarian research risks undermining basic research—the very foundation on which innovative technological advances depend.

By Nektarios Tavernarakis:

www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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📣 EU-LIFE brings together the voices of 16 leading #biotech #innovation experts, including scientists, CEOs, investors & #TechTransfer professionals, who all agree on one thing:

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
September 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
👏Congrats to Konstantinos Evaggelos Petousakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "Dissecting Orientation Selectivity in L2/3 V1 Neurons Using Detailed Computational Models". His project was supervised by @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social, Research Director, IMBB, FORTH.
October 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🧬 📰 In a News & Views article published in @nataging.nature.com, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis discusses the discovery of specialized mRNA translation hubs that form by #LLPS on the surface of #mitochondria to supply key proteins on-site, thus, upholding mitochondrial integrity and function.
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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✨Researchers’ Night 2025 at FORTH, brought together over 2.000 visitors of all ages in an exciting journey of science 🔬& discovery🔍
🙏 Warm thanks to everyone who joined us and to our supporters!
🎉 We look forward to welcoming you again next year!

🎥 bit.ly/4nvqZCd
September 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ο διευθυντής του ΙΜΒΒ για το πρόβλημα της δακοκτονίας.
Από 36:30' - 45:00'
tvcreta.gr/26-9-2025-%C...
September 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
👏Congrats to Evangelia Tachmatzidi for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis with the title "Role of 3D #ChromatinArchitecture in the mechanism of #developmental activation of #hepatic genes”. Her project was supervised by Iannis Talianidis, Researcher A, IMBB, FORTH.
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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🎉 Researchers' Night 2025 comes to Heraklion & Rethymno
@imsforth.bsky.social

📍 Friday, September 26th 🕔 17:00–23:00
🌍 Dive into the exciting world of science, research & technology!

Supported by the Region of Crete & the Regional Development Fund of Crete

➡️ Details👇
www.forth.gr/en/news/show...
Researcher's Night at FORTH | 26/09/2025 | News | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, is organizing the 2025 Researchers’ Night on Friday September 26, 2025, 17:00-23:00, simultaneously at two locations: at its central premises in Hera...
www.forth.gr
September 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Great talk today at #CABDseminars by Christos Delidakis from @imbb-forth.bsky.social and University of Crete.

Christos was invited by María Dolores Martín Bermudo
September 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM